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![]() Male Players - Australia
Bruce Malcolm LairdBorn: 21 November 1950, Mount Lawley, Perth, Western AustraliaMajor Teams: Western Australia, Australia. Known As: Bruce Laird Batting Style: Right Hand Bat Test Debut: Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, 1st Test, 1979/80 Last Test: Australia v Pakistan at Lahore, 3rd Test, 1982/83 ODI Debut: Australia v West Indies at Sydney, World Series Cup, 1979/80 Last ODI: Australia v Pakistan at Lahore, 2nd ODI, 1982/83 Career Statistics:TESTS (career) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 21 40 2 1341 92 35.28 36.11 0 11 16 0 O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ Bowling 3 1 12 0 - - 0 0 - 4.00 ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS (career) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 23 23 3 594 117* 29.70 53.75 1 2 5 0 O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ Bowling - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-CLASS (career: 1972/73 - 1983/84) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 103 186 14 6085 171 35.37 8 41 86 0 Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ Bowling 104 2 69 0 - - 0 0 - 3.98 LIST A LIMITED OVERS (career: 1974/75 - 1983/84) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 49 49 3 1160 117* 25.21 1 6 16 0 O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ Bowling - - - - - - - - - - - Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS. StatsGuru Filters for Bruce LairdProfile:A determined opening batsmen, Laird was noted for his resilience against fast bowling and in particular the formidable West Indian pace attacks of his era.Laird forged much of this reputation in the late 1970s in Kerry Packer's breakaway World Series Cricket contests, where he played several courageous knocks against top-class West Indian and World XI line-ups. While not flamboyant – he was more likely to leg glance than attempt riskier cross-batted shots – Laird's persistence often wore down attacks and created opportunities for more aggressive middle-order batsmen. In 1979 he made his official Test debut and defied an attack comprising Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Colin Croft and Joel Garner for five hours in each innings, scoring 92 and 75. Laird's first-innings effort on debut remained his highest Test score. He did, however, score a century in one-day international cricket and played a handy anchor role in the limited-overs form of the game. (Anthony Fallick, June 2002) |
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